The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-05
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II 10 to DO devoutly hoped that there
will be no lockout in the flint glass iac!o.
ries OF the country, but from what is eaid
on both sides this hope is very faintone,
The situation in regard to the new scale
has been moro fully explained in the In.
TRLLloEScEn than in any other paper from
the time tho negotiations between tho
manufacturers and workmen commenced,
The best statement OF the workers' side
4 is the following from talk with President
Smith:
ut is safe 10 say that the rulcs will not
DO accepted. 1t will be necessary, how
ever, before taking any action, to eubmis
the matter 10 the trade. A copy will DO
sent to each preceptory, there being one
in each factory. controlled by the workers.
association. The men will vote on tho
matter and the result Of the vote will bo
sent to headquarters. This will require
from ten days, to two weeks time, The
new rules are blow at organized labor,
containing q clause which states that no
discrimination HhSll DO made against q
man because he is not member Of a la.
Dor organization. ALSO prohibiting re.
strlctlon In the employment Of any kind
Of apprentices. A man who Is promoted
to position canuot draw the wages until
he has worked in 1t six months, There
are a number OF other rules equally ae oh.
jectlonable to tho workers." Il-s
The wo,kmen claim tha! there Ia no fair
proposition in the manufacturers ultima.
tum that the Flint Glass Workers Union
had not made OF its own motion before,
The proviHion that non.uniou men mus.
! be admitted to all manufactures on the
aame terms go Union men, that the mum.
Der OF apprentices shall no. be limited,
and that beginner advanced to tho poui.
ton OF full hand Bhall no. receive full
pay until he has worked for six months,
will not DO accepted without fight. II
the manulsc:urers' claim tina! they have
"purned their bridges bshind them" and
will listen to no proposition OF a compro-
mise, is to be takon without allowances
there can be no doubt that tho flint glass
industry Is on the eve Of the most severe
contest 1t has ever experienced.
The C'mmoner and Glass Worker, the
official. organ Of the glass workers, pub.
lishea the rules submitted by the manu-.
iscsurers With comments as indicated be.
low:
Rule one, It says, ''has never been
denied them" Of rule two 1t says: "The
American Flint Glass Workers Union
propose to make every, factory in the
country union, and reserve thu right To eav
that all workmen in factories under the
jurisdiction OF the union ahsll bo governed
I by union rules, but never refuse the an.
plication Tor membership of any com.
potent man or discriminate arains. vo.
men" Of rule three it Gays there 10 no
objection TO manufacturers shortening the |
hours Of labor" Rule four It aayg. ia on.
posed because 1t destroys uuiior,aity nnd
would result In tho displacement OF com.
petent men by INSCRIPTIONS manuiac.
.turers." Rule five has always obtained
but OF Elk 1t says: ""No objection would be-
made to this tulo provided the manager
could DO found when the metal or moulds
were bad. a further explanation OF this
rule as 10 ho v It appllee 20 gathsrere would |
be acceptable" Ot1ule seven it ssys the
answer 10 four 10 applicable. Rule eight
Is not objected to, while OF rule nine Il
says: This means putting q boy in
mans place, and would be opposed on 40.